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Maldives vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 188th vs. 74th).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives New Zealand
Population
531152
5406623
Population rank 168/197 124/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Maldives and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Maldives and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Maldives

New Zealand
Year GDP
Maldives New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 - $5,917,437,693
1967 - $6,016,017,227
1968 - $5,228,045,415
1969 - $5,814,357,709
1970 $19,328,038 $6,495,605,331
1971 $21,566,404 $7,911,136,757
1972 $25,177,138 $9,567,331,065
1973 $30,862,042 $12,802,281,898
1974 $39,120,171 $13,940,981,798
1975 $24,540,878 $12,861,983,284
1976 $22,399,467 $13,604,832,424
1977 $20,853,789 $15,446,825,318
1978 $24,369,109 $18,530,518,395
1979 $38,523,364 $20,731,243,113
1980 $42,463,576 $23,244,547,385
1981 $44,781,457 $24,417,617,184
1982 $47,911,340 $24,164,603,059
1983 $57,829,787 $24,309,279,706
1984 $109,503,546 $21,665,975,319
1985 $127,190,758 $24,679,795,396
1986 $141,882,254 $30,604,668,357
1987 $141,223,029 $40,376,354,070
1988 $168,514,513 $45,176,811,594
1989 $189,514,434 $43,920,222,525
1990 $215,043,970 $45,495,129,385
1991 $244,396,762 $42,745,329,732
1992 $284,875,809 $41,649,829,860
1993 $322,417,837 $46,775,620,817
1994 $356,014,932 $55,314,732,279
1995 $398,988,955 $63,918,703,507
1996 $450,382,328 $70,140,835,299
1997 $508,223,602 $66,075,143,415
1998 $540,096,398 $56,227,169,851
1999 $589,239,754 $58,762,260,626
2000 $624,337,145 $52,623,281,957
2001 $870,031,677 $53,872,425,917
2002 $897,031,250 $66,627,729,311
2003 $1,052,121,055 $88,250,885,550
2004 $1,226,829,563 $103,905,210,084
2005 $1,163,362,438 $114,720,129,550
2006 $1,575,200,391 $111,538,810,713
2007 $1,868,383,461 $137,188,946,866
2008 $2,271,646,188 $133,437,126,590
2009 $2,345,294,875 $121,663,439,315
2010 $2,588,176,055 $146,887,902,524
2011 $2,774,350,240 $168,484,908,960
2012 $2,886,163,997 $176,560,711,239
2013 $3,295,009,238 $191,012,364,177
2014 $3,697,353,039 $201,518,402,787
2015 $4,129,505,319 $178,224,167,088
2016 $4,409,942,624 $189,100,085,275
2017 $4,816,426,257 $206,745,969,246
2018 $5,404,344,163 $211,985,631,173
2019 $5,726,094,799 $213,006,341,102
2020 $3,712,604,583 $213,029,554,654
2021 $5,252,457,370 $253,977,931,815
2022 $6,177,118,114 $249,509,991,440
2023 $6,590,894,302 $255,194,972,673
2024 $6,975,146,349 $260,235,932,559

Maldives and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Maldives New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 - $2,211
1967 - $2,208
1968 - $1,902
1969 - $2,097
1970 $156.9 $2,311
1971 $169.8 $2,773
1972 $192.2 $3,295
1973 $228.7 $4,323
1974 $281.5 $4,611
1975 $171.4 $4,172
1976 $151.8 $4,374
1977 $137.3 $4,951
1978 $156.1 $5,937
1979 $240.2 $6,668
1980 $257.6 $7,467
1981 $264.1 $7,814
1982 $274.8 $7,656
1983 $323 $7,598
1984 $594 $6,714
1985 $669 $7,601
1986 $720 $9,428
1987 $692 $12,331
1988 $799 $13,759
1989 $870 $13,312
1990 $957 $13,663
1991 $1,054 $12,230
1992 $1,194 $11,793
1993 $1,317 $13,094
1994 $1,419 $15,280
1995 $1,555 $17,400
1996 $1,717 $18,794
1997 $1,898 $17,474
1998 $1,980 $14,738
1999 $2,124 $15,322
2000 $2,214 $13,641
2001 $3,034 $13,883
2002 $3,076 $16,874
2003 $3,549 $21,914
2004 $4,070 $25,420
2005 $3,797 $27,751
2006 $5,019 $26,655
2007 $5,758 $32,480
2008 $6,757 $31,325
2009 $6,734 $28,277
2010 $7,174 $33,762
2011 $7,425 $38,432
2012 $7,461 $40,054
2013 $8,236 $43,000
2014 $8,939 $44,618
2015 $9,645 $38,665
2016 $9,948 $40,114
2017 $10,510 $42,950
2018 $11,423 $43,257
2019 $11,740 $42,779
2020 $7,394 $41,851
2021 $10,176 $49,689
2022 $11,786 $48,760
2023 $12,530 $48,655
2024 $13,216 $48,747

Maldives vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives New Zealand
1950 36.5 69.3
1951 37.1 69.1
1952 37 69.4
1953 36.9 70.2
1954 36.9 70.3
1955 37 70.5
1956 37.1 70.7
1957 37.3 70.3
1958 37.6 70.9
1959 37.9 70.8
1960 38.2 71.2
1961 38.6 70.9
1962 39.1 71.2
1963 39.6 71.3
1964 40.2 71.3
1965 40.8 71.2
1966 41.4 71.1
1967 42.1 71.4
1968 42.9 71.1
1969 43.7 71.5
1970 44.5 71.2
1971 45.5 71.7
1972 46.4 71.8
1973 47.5 71.7
1974 48.5 71.9
1975 49.6 72.2
1976 50.8 72.4
1977 51.8 72.1
1978 50.4 73
1979 53.9 73.1
1980 54.8 72.9
1981 55.7 73.6
1982 56.6 73.7
1983 57.5 73.8
1984 58.3 74.4
1985 59.2 73.9
1986 60 74.1
1987 60.8 74.2
1988 61.6 74.5
1989 62.4 74.9
1990 63.1 75.4
1991 63.9 76.1
1992 64.7 76.2
1993 65.4 76.5
1994 66.2 76.9
1995 67 76.8
1996 67.7 76.8
1997 68.5 77.3
1998 69.3 78.2
1999 70.2 77.9
2000 70.9 78.7
2001 71.7 78.7
2002 72.4 78.9
2003 73.3 79.1
2004 73 79.4
2005 74.8 80
2006 75.3 80
2007 75.7 80.1
2008 76 80.2
2009 76.4 80.5
2010 76.8 81.1
2011 77.1 80.8
2012 77.5 81.2
2013 77.8 81.6
2014 78.2 81.4
2015 78.6 81.6
2016 78.9 82
2017 79.2 81.6
2018 79.4 81.9
2019 79.7 81.8
2020 78.7 82.7
2021 78.1 82.3
2022 80.8 81
2023 81 82.1
2024 81.3 82.2
2025 81.5 82.4

Maldives and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

New Zealand
Year Population
Maldives New Zealand
1960 91,189 2,371,800
1961 93,450 2,419,700
1962 95,802 2,482,000
1963 98,222 2,531,800
1964 100,662 2,585,400
1965 104,102 2,628,400
1966 108,507 2,675,900
1967 112,528 2,724,100
1968 116,075 2,748,100
1969 119,564 2,772,800
1970 123,219 2,810,700
1971 127,035 2,853,000
1972 130,968 2,903,900
1973 134,952 2,961,300
1974 138,978 3,023,700
1975 143,158 3,083,100
1976 147,525 3,110,500
1977 151,930 3,120,200
1978 156,159 3,121,200
1979 160,360 3,109,000
1980 164,835 3,112,900
1981 169,532 3,124,900
1982 174,333 3,156,100
1983 179,128 3,199,300
1984 184,198 3,227,100
1985 190,169 3,247,100
1986 196,935 3,246,300
1987 203,944 3,274,400
1988 210,885 3,283,400
1989 217,738 3,299,200
1990 224,762 3,329,800
1991 231,802 3,495,100
1992 238,543 3,531,700
1993 244,884 3,572,200
1994 250,822 3,620,000
1995 256,649 3,673,400
1996 262,347 3,732,000
1997 267,707 3,781,300
1998 272,723 3,815,000
1999 277,412 3,835,100
2000 282,019 3,857,700
2001 286,767 3,880,500
2002 291,616 3,948,500
2003 296,491 4,027,200
2004 301,413 4,087,500
2005 306,429 4,133,900
2006 313,851 4,184,600
2007 324,479 4,223,800
2008 336,170 4,259,800
2009 348,275 4,302,600
2010 360,792 4,350,700
2011 373,674 4,384,000
2012 386,818 4,408,100
2013 400,070 4,442,100
2014 413,617 4,516,500
2015 428,154 4,609,400
2016 443,308 4,714,100
2017 458,287 4,813,600
2018 473,099 4,900,600
2019 487,731 4,979,200
2020 502,118 5,090,200
2021 516,154 5,111,300
2022 524,106 5,117,100
2023 525,994 5,245,000
2024 527,799 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Maldives and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Maldives

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Maldives New Zealand
1960 6.71 4.24
1961 6.79 4.31
1962 6.89 4.19
1963 6.94 4.05
1964 7 3.8
1965 7.07 3.54
1966 7.15 3.41
1967 7.23 3.35
1968 7.28 3.34
1969 7.33 3.28
1970 7.39 3.17
1971 7.38 3.18
1972 7.37 3
1973 7.4 2.76
1974 7.38 2.58
1975 7.32 2.37
1976 7.29 2.27
1977 7.27 2.21
1978 7.23 2.07
1979 7.23 2.12
1980 7.23 2.03
1981 7.19 2.01
1982 7.15 1.95
1983 7.09 1.92
1984 7.03 1.93
1985 6.94 1.93
1986 6.85 1.96
1987 6.73 2.03
1988 6.58 2.1
1989 6.39 2.12
1990 6.13 2.18
1991 5.8 2.09
1992 5.44 2.06
1993 5.06 2.04
1994 4.69 1.98
1995 4.29 1.98
1996 3.86 1.96
1997 3.48 1.96
1998 3.17 1.89
1999 2.9 1.97
2000 2.69 1.98
2001 2.53 1.97
2002 2.42 1.89
2003 2.34 1.93
2004 2.26 1.98
2005 2.2 1.97
2006 2.2 2.01
2007 2.29 2.18
2008 2.37 2.19
2009 2.39 2.13
2010 2.35 2.17
2011 2.31 2.09
2012 2.25 2.1
2013 2.17 2.01
2014 2.09 1.92
2015 2 1.99
2016 1.9 1.87
2017 1.8 1.81
2018 1.71 1.71
2019 1.64 1.72
2020 1.61 1.61
2021 1.6 1.64
2022 1.58 1.66
2023 1.58 1.56

Maldives and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Maldives New Zealand
1960 20.6 27.5
1961 20.6 27.1
1962 20.6 26.8
1963 20.6 26.4
1964 20.5 26.2
1965 19.9 26
1966 18.9 25.9
1967 18.2 25.8
1968 17.8 25.7
1969 17.6 25.7
1970 17.4 25.6
1971 17.3 25.7
1972 17.2 25.9
1973 17.2 26
1974 17.2 26.2
1975 17.1 26.3
1976 17 26.5
1977 17 26.8
1978 17 27.1
1979 16.9 27.5
1980 16.8 27.9
1981 16.8 28.2
1982 16.9 28.5
1983 16.9 28.8
1984 17 29.1
1985 17 29.4
1986 16.9 29.8
1987 16.7 30.1
1988 16.6 30.4
1989 16.5 30.8
1990 16.4 31.1
1991 16.4 31.4
1992 16.4 31.7
1993 16.5 32
1994 16.7 32.3
1995 16.9 32.6
1996 17.3 32.8
1997 17.6 33.2
1998 18 33.6
1999 18.4 34
2000 18.9 34.3
2001 19.3 34.6
2002 19.8 34.8
2003 20.3 35
2004 20.9 35.2
2005 21.5 35.5
2006 22.1 35.8
2007 22.7 36.1
2008 23.2 36.4
2009 23.8 36.6
2010 24.4 36.8
2011 25.1 37
2012 25.8 37.2
2013 26.5 37.4
2014 27.1 37.5
2015 27.6 37.4
2016 28 37.3
2017 28.5 37.2
2018 29 37.3
2019 29.5 37.3
2020 30.1 37.5
2021 30.7 37.8
2022 31.4 38.1
2023 32.1 38.3
2024 32.9 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
78.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
18.8%
2018
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
97.9%
2024

Energy

Maldives New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Maldives New Zealand
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
83
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
70%
2025
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
96.2%
2023

Health

Maldives New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives New Zealand
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
60,159 mi
2020

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